1000 Days of deceit: KT Rama Rao

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Bharat Rashtra Samithi (BRS) working president KT Rama Rao on Wednesday released a political “chargesheet” against the Congress government in Telangana, accusing it of delivering “1,000 days of deceit,” unfulfilled promises, economic strain, and widespread public suffering since assuming office.

The Congress government completed 1,000 days in power on Tuesday. KTR, accompanied by senior leaders including T Harish Rao, P Sabitha Indra Reddy, and others, unveiled the document at Telangana Bhavan in Hyderabad. He described the period as a “criminal waste,” borrowing the phrase from Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy’s own remarks, and claimed the administration had failed across sectors. 

“They promised to show heaven in 100 days; they claimed they would create a paradise within 100 days. But for 1,000 days, they are showing the people of Telangana a daily living hell,” KTR said. He summarised the tenure as marked by “lies, ignorance, anarchy, and corruption,” alleging economic devastation, social crisis, and cultural betrayal. The BRS charged that the Congress had promised 420 guarantees, 13 declarations, and six guarantees but failed to implement major commitments fully. 

A central allegation concerned agriculture and farmers. KTR said the government had promised a Rs 50,000-crore farm loan waiver but implemented only around Rs 20,000 crore. He accused it of cheating farmers and tenant farmers on annual assistance of Rs 15,000 per acre, agricultural labourers on Rs 12,000 support, and diluting or stopping schemes such as Rythu Bandhu and Rythu Bima.

Farmers were again facing urea shortages and delays at procurement centres, he claimed, while more than 1,000 farmer suicides had allegedly occurred during the period. Funds were diverted to expensive programmes like football matches instead of agricultural support, according to the chargesheet. 

On irrigation, KTR criticised the government for failing to utilise available Godavari and Krishna waters, holding a grudge against the Kaleshwaram Lift Irrigation Scheme, and allowing water to flow downstream. He alleged that check dams had been damaged or blasted, projects such as Pedavaagu and Sunkishala faced issues, and the Srisailam Left Bank Canal tunnel had collapsed without adequate response. The BRS warned it would oppose any moves harming Telangana’s interests on river waters and noted weakened negotiating positions along with neglect of schemes like the Palamuru-Rangareddy Lift Irrigation Scheme. 

Unemployment and youth issues featured prominently. 

The party alleged that the promise of two lakh government jobs in the first year remained unmet even after 1,000 days, resulting in a “jobless calendar.” Unemployed aspirants protesting for notifications and jobs faced police action, including lathi charges in areas such as Ashok Nagar, Chikkadpally, and Dilsukhnagar.

KTR said the BRS would raise these matters in the Assembly session beginning September 7. Education came under sharp attack. KTR claimed fee reimbursement dues of about Rs 12,000 crore remained unpaid, students were cheated with a promised Rs 5 lakh education assurance card, and the residential school system had suffered neglect in food and welfare. 

He opposed GO 97 for its impact on polytechnic students, criticised stalled teacher recruitment, plans to reduce government schools, and the merger of polytechnics with Young India Skills University, along with proposed university land acquisitions. Welfare schemes for women and other groups were also highlighted as failures.

The Mahalakshmi scheme’s promised Rs 2,500 monthly assistance to make one crore women “millionaires,” along with gold coins under Kalyana Lakshmi and scooters for female students, had not materialised as assured. Gas subsidy payments and the Rs 500 cylinder promise were pending, pensions faced cuts or delays for several lakh beneficiaries, and the existing Kalyana Lakshmi scheme and Bathukamma sarees distribution had been disrupted, affecting weavers. 

Financially, KTR alleged the government had borrowed Rs 4.5 lakh crore without creating major new assets—“not a single brick, pond or check dam was built”—while merely inaugurating projects from the previous BRS regime. He accused the administration of land irregularities, placing large tracts on the 22-A prohibited list, and making “commissions and percentages” the order of the day.

The government was portrayed as a “puppet” controlled by Delhi, with the Chief Minister repeatedly deferring to the Congress high command and compromising Telangana’s self-respect. Broader allegations covered law and order, attacks on protesting youth and farmers, targeting of Opposition leaders, and discontent among employees, pensioners, factory workers, auto drivers, and migrant labourers. 

Marginalised communities, including Backward Classes, had allegedly seen sidelined subsidies, contracts, and welfare allocations falling short of commitments such as the Kamareddy BC Declaration. KTR characterised the administration as “incompetence Pro Max, corruption Ultra Max and anarchy iMax.”

The BRS announced a week-long statewide campaign from September 2 to 8, featuring protests and distribution of “Baaki cards” (Due Cards) listing unfulfilled promises. KTR ridiculed demands for BRS chief K Chandrashekar Rao’s resignation, recalling the latter’s past role in the state’s formation. The chargesheet represents the Opposition’s intensified critique as the Congress government marks its 1,000-day milestone.

The ruling party has previously defended its record by highlighting implementation of guarantees and development initiatives, though specific responses to this document were not detailed in immediate reports. Political temperatures in Telangana are expected to rise further with the upcoming Assembly session and the BRS’s planned agitation.